Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/All Points Bulletin


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was keep. AmiDaniel (talk) 06:20, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

All Points Bulletin
Could this ever be more than a dicdef? Chick Bowen 00:46, 6 May 2006 (UTC) - *Delete and move to Wiktionary I can't see it as being more than a Wiktionary entry.*User:Mikereichold | User_talk:Mikereichold 23:39, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think that it could evolve. - Richardcavell 00:57, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * weak Keep - so do I, although it's a poor article at the moment. Badgerpatrol 01:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, in any case, I've removed that sentence about the album. There's a redlink to All Points Bulletin (album) at Dispatch (band); if that is ever written a disambiguation link can be added.  Chick Bowen 01:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak keep for now. It might be expandable. However, it should be moved to all points bulletin. -- Kjkolb 02:52, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. It's a dicdef, and there's nobody here jumping at the chance to make it an encyclopedia article, if such a thing is even possible. Brian G. Crawford 02:57, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete or Move to Wiktionary Wiktionary is a wiki for dicdefs, and this article should be moved there. As for my delete part in my decision, this article is very short. May be expandable, but I have doubts. Funnybunny (talk/QRVS) 03:01, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Move to Wiktionary, I can't think of anything you would add to this article, except for the history of its use, which I'm not sure exists. Consequentially 03:08, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Move to Wiktionary and Delete per FunnyBunny and Consequentially. -- ReyBrujo 04:48, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It certainly belongs on Wiktionary. I'm not sure that it could really be expanded beyond an actual definition, perhaps if it were to go into notable APBs, the APB process, etc. As it is, Weak keep, or, failing that, Transwiki (though somebody needs to create that definition on Wiktionary). Jude (talk,contribs,email) 09:10, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, probably expandable &mdash;M e ts501 talk 12:28, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand further. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 13:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep if expandable; the concept is notable enough (it even inspired a famous arcade game, to which this name should be redirected if the article is deleted), so it seems unlikely that there's really nothing to say on the subject. &mdash; Haeleth Talk 15:11, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete and move to Wiktionary -- dicdef Fnarf999 18:56, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Move to Wiktionary The ideas mentioned in the article are already on APB, it's not neccesary to have the same exact thing, unless the article is expanded. Matterbug 22:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. It is notable enough that if someone wrote more it would be a worthwhile article. Sorry Guy 23:37, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand, and separate entry to Wiktionary Wiktionary can have a definition on it, but I think a decent article can be made from this (i.e. descriptions of famous APBs and such). Buchanan-H  e  rmit™ .. SCREAM!!! ..[[Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg|24px]]..[[Image:Maple Leaf.svg|14px]] 23:50, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - Dicdef. --Knucmo2 00:05, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sigh. I have mixed feelings about deleting it myself, since it's so heavily linked to, but I spent about an hour today doing research trying to find out at least the history of the term, but to no avail.  The only thing I found that was sort of interesting was an anecdote that IBM had once set up an electronic APB system in Mexico, and when it didn't work several of their execs were indicted by the Mexican government.  That's here if anyone thinks it's worth adding.  You all say "expandable"--I don't know folks, I really don't.  Chick Bowen 03:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm in the same position you are, honestly. I know it's something that could get a lot of traffic, I just don't know how to make it any more than what it is now. The Mexico incident is interesting, but it seems an awfully small point to pin an article on. Maybe if there's some verifiable history out there, or enough interesting notes and links to give people a starting point. If not . . well, it' just kind of sitting there. Consequentially 01:06, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Transwiki to Wiktionary. Stifle (talk) 00:23, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, it's the kind of thing that people might come looking for, and should be expanded. For great justice. 17:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - please review this again - I have added two other meanings as a disambig. For great justice. 17:40, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep & expand the entries other than the game need articles. &mdash; Frecklefoot | Talk 19:42, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. After FGJ added other meanings, I, per the MoS and acting boldly, reformatted her entries as a separate dab page (even as I think one to be rather crystal ballish), viz., All points bulletin (disambiguation).  If this article is deleted, we'll have to decide whether to leave the dab page (with two red links and one blue) or simply to redirect All points bulletin to the one blue link.  It's a very close call for me as to whether this is anything other than a dicdef, but, inasmuch as we already several articles http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=All_points_bulletin linking] to this page, I conclude that keep is probably in order.  I concur in the assessments of Chick and Consequentially; I'm typically a categorical participant at AfD, but this one truly vexes me.  Joe 05:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.